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NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the P5+1 for standing firm in this week's talks with Iran on its nuclear program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Not surprisingly, Iran has shown no willingness to negotiate in good faith," said AJC Executive Director David Harris, after the third round of international talks on Iran's nuclear program ended in stalemate. "Within days, Iran will face harsher sanctions from an increasingly...
NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC expressed deep disappointment with an American Christian group's endorsement of a Palestinian Christian document demonizing Israel. "The original Kairos document did nothing to advance peace," said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC's director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Claiming to speak for all Christians, a Kairos U.S.A. committee issued today a lengthy screed...
NEW YORK, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC condemned a weekend attack on Jews in France, and urged French authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the barbaric assault. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO)"French Jewry is on high alert after the savage March attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "The latest assault only raises the anxiety levels and is another reminder of the need for security...
BERLIN, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC applauds German President Joachim Gauck's strong reaffirmation of German-Jewish relations, but is concerned by his remarks on Israel's security situation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) During his current visit to Israel, Gauck thanked President Shimon Peres for the "immeasurable generosity of the gift of trust" that Israel has granted to the Federal Republic of Germany. The German president made an...
NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC commended Western nations for the decision to expel Syrian diplomats from their capitals. The coordinated joint action by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spain comes after the weekend massacre of more than 100 people in the Syrian city of Houla. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) President Bashar al-Assad has denied responsibility for the murders, and, as he has done throughout the past 15...
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --AJC praised world powers for holding firm in the just-concluded talks with Iran in Baghdad. Two days of discussions between the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany and Iran ended today with no agreement other than to meet again. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Pleasantries aside, Iran has taken no action to prove its nuclear program is purely for civilian purposes, as it alleges," said...
CHICAGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC, the premier global Jewish advocacy organization, held a series of private meetings with high-level government officials attending the NATO Summit. The meetings were an extension of AJC's ongoing diplomatic activity around the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) "Chicago hosting NATO was the perfect opportunity for our city's AJC leadership to engage directly with the leaders of countries, many of...
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC saluted the further deepening of Czech-Israeli relations during Prime Minister Netanyahu's two-day visit to Prague. The Israeli delegation was warmly received by Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The close and mutually beneficial relationship between the Czech Republic and Israel is particularly noteworthy," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Prague is one of...
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the Obama administration's decision to provide additional funds to enhance Israel's Iron Dome defense system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Solid support for Israel's security is at the heart of the U.S.-Israel relationship," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "With Gaza under the firm control of Hamas, a terror organization committed to Israel's destruction, Iron Dome is an...
NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called on the International Olympic Committee to reconsider its rejection of a moment of silence to memorialize the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics 40 years ago. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The 11 victims were Israeli, but the terror attack in Munich was an assault on all who came to participate peacefully in the Olympic games," said AJC Executive...
